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September 2019

The Listed Property Show – South West gives you an opportunity to gather more information and expert advice in one day than you can through months of personal research! We’ve brought together the industry’s best, all under one roof, to save you money, time and stress. Independent Conservation Officers for stress free one-to-one conversations The South West’s leading suppliers and products for listed buildings Advice on hypothetical plans to alter your building Conservation architects A full interactive talk programme including…

Of interest to the public, historic buildings owners, crafts persons, builders and professionals – the Building Crafts College in conjunction with the Old Royal Naval College is offering 2, two-day courses on Repair & Maintenance of Traditional Buildings. Participants will learn from industry experts about theory & practicalities of conserving traditional buildings including: Criteria & reasons for preserving, differences between performance of modern & traditional methods, importance of retaining maximum original fabric & the contribution made to sustainability Understanding regulations,…

Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Town LnChichester,PO18 0EUUnited Kingdom+ Google Map

£90

Our 2019 building conservation conference will focus on Stone in historic buildings: conservation, materiality and skills There will be plenty of time for discussion, a chance to view various materials at the Museum during the break or after the end of the formal presentations, as well as networking opportunities. Fees and Refreshments: Standard ticket, £90 Early bird ticket, £80 (buy ticket before 1 August) Weald & Downland Museum MSc student/alumni £50 All include teas, coffees and a sandwich buffet lunch.…

The Section on Architectural Records of the International Council on Archives (ICA-SAR) and the Distrital Archive of Braga of University of Minho (UM-ADB) are pleased to announce the holding of an International Congress on Architectural Archives ‘Professional Experiences in Cultural Diversity’ at Braga (Portugal), 25 to 27 September 2019. The aim of the Congress is to examine issues relating to the production and management of the records of architecture and the built environment, their preservation, authentication and use in the…

With over 6 million traditional buildings and over 500,000 listed monuments in the UK, there is a considerable need for building professionals to understand the nature and practicalities of conservation. For this reason, we have developed a course looking at conservation for both residential and commercial property as well as historic monuments. In accordance with the ICOMOS (International Council On Monuments and Sites) Training and Education Guideline and the latest British Standard on conservation of historic buildings (BS 7913: 2013)…

The Heritage Alliance is pleased to announce that it will be holding a second event this year to celebrate the work of the heritage sector internationally. This event follows the formal launch of our first-ever International Report last year. The Alliance is very grateful to the Confucius Institute at Heriot-Watt University for sponsoring this event. The programme for the day will feature short talks given by a selection of policy-makers, funders, Alliance members and Travel Grant recipients, alongside discussion of…

Getting it Right Led by Andrew Shepherd, Architect and Chair of IHBC Education Training and Standards Committee This is a case study based seminar, leading to lots of interesting discussion! Real life heritage cases are used, some of which ended up being determined by the Planning Inspectorate. These are presented with the basic facts, which are then discussed by the participants, with their views as to whether consent(s) should have been granted. It should prove very appropriate to Local Authority…

The theme of the Ecclesiological Society’s 2019 conference is the development of the chancel screen in British parish churches from the Reformation to the modern day. The destruction of the rood and rood loft during the Reformation removed key aspects of the meaning and purpose of the screen. How and why did chancel screens survive at all? Yet they were not per se targeted by iconoclasts and, indeed, new chancel screens were erected across the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. After…

Two complimentary building conservation disciplines are brought together to present the structural conservation of historic buildings. Two complimentary disciplines are brought together to present with case studies, the structural conservation of historic buildings and structures, as seen through the eyes of two Conservation Accredited Engineer (CARE) Engineers and an AABC conservation accredited architect. Following discussion and lunch there’s an optional walking tour of relevant case studies in York, then on for informal networking over a drink together at a CAMRA…

October 2019

This 1-day course will cover the pertinent issues concerning historic and traditional buildings, and best practice for build quality strategies and processes. It will begin with the concept of project management and project supervision, including how these skills apply in the historic environment and how dealing with it is different. The course will then go through the various stages including project initiation, feasibility, development, delivery, completion and end with occupation of the building and its continued care. There will also…